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title: "Lechwe"
description: "Kobus leche — Mammiferi. The lechwe, red lechwe, or southern lechwe (Kobus leche) is an antelope found in wetlands of south-central Africa."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/lechwe
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Lechwe

> Kobus leche — Mammiferi. The lechwe, red lechwe, or southern lechwe (Kobus leche) is an antelope found in wetlands of south-central Africa.

- Scientific name: *Kobus leche*
- Category: `mammals` (Mammiferi)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Laghi e fiumi)
- iNaturalist observations: 1591
- Wikidata: [Q273565](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q273565)
- iNaturalist taxon: [42329](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/42329)

## Names

- en: Lechwe
- de: Letschwe
- es: Cobo de Lechwe
- fr: Cobe Lechwe
- nl: Litschiewaterbok
- pt: Cob-leche
- pl: Kob liczi

## Countries with the most observations

BW (797), NA (368), ZM (159), ZA (40), CD (4)

## Summary

The lechwe, red lechwe, or southern lechwe (Kobus leche) is an antelope found in wetlands of south-central Africa.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lechwe

## Photo

![Lechwe](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/lechwe/medium.jpg)

Photo: Ben Keen · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/193007290

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/lechwe?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).